Weighing-scale for refrigerators.



W, F. MELE?. GENG SCALE POR REF MGBRATOB'S.

APPLIOATIUN YILED A .UG.

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vv, T. BAILEY. WEIGHING SCALE FOR REFRIGERATORS. I'LED AUG.21, 1911.

APPLICATION 2 SHEETS-SHEET itudinal bars el.

WALTER BAELEQ 0F LOS ANGELES, CALFOLNA,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Entente d intr-f A nleation ie. .ltueust 21 1911. Serial No. 078.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, VALTER F. Barnier, a citizen of the United States of Ainericin and a` residentjof Loslngeles, in the county7 of Los Angeles and State ot' California, have invented certain new and usefulV Ini- .proveniente in lVeighingScales for Retrig- .delivered by the iceinan, and the purchaser will be4 intoi'ined to a certainty whether the proper amount of ice has been delivered or not, or the amount otice by weight remaininzgr in the ice chamber,

Referring to the accompanying drawings-Figure l is a perspective view of a refrigerator in opened condition, part of the front Wall of the ice chamber beingh broken away so as to reveal the interior tliei'co with the weighing scale in position. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail vertical section on the line :U2-02 of lli. l. 'FiGk 3 is a )lan view b i3 ot the weighing scale portion of the device on an enlarged scale. F 1g. 4 is a side eleva tion of the weisfhino scale' the lscale arin LD C I 5 w being` broken awav. Fig. 5. is avertical transverse section on the line ot Fig. 3 Fo l lffl l*"l 1 l @le in. o is an en .tibet conn ent o va tion otl the spring', graduated scale, indicatoi' bar slidino' block and ad acont )art ot cal section on the line M '.vl oi ll ig.

The refrigerator may be oit any preferred construction having a caslng l, provided with an ice chamber Located in thc ico chamber 2 is a weighing scale eon'iprismg- :i

t T l plattorm which is supported oy two lon- 'lhe longitudinal bars at are in turn supported by two transverse frames 5 having downturned ends 5t. ,hlxtending through the downturned ends 5v ot. each ott the transverse iframes 5 is a pivot bar G having knife edges 7 which rest in notches 8 formed. in the outer parts 9 of two cqualizing fiaines l0. The two equalizing frames lO are connected at the center by a link ll and one of the fraines l() has a scale arin l2 riveted thereto and extending beyond the opposite traine as clearly shown in Figs. l and The outer ends t) or the lars lO aie connected by the linlis with the downtuiiied ends lll of the transverse supporting,` bars let which are carried by the intui'ned tremities 15 ot the npturned ends l5 ot the bottoni bars ltS. 'lhese bottoni bars 1G are connected by transverse bars t7, which in turn rest upon theI bottoni ot the ire chainber. The end of the arm .t2 extends iiLto the air `space la in the wall ot' the refrigerator and adjustable slidably thereon is i block 19, secured b v a thumb screw Connected with the block t9 is an indicator bai' 2l, the end et which is movable over a `graduated scale 22 which is located in the air space l ot' thc icl'riocrator. The indicator bai' is oll'sct at "323 as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and T, so that it projects into the air space l1v in the wall ot the ir\t"i'igeiatoi. Also secured to the block 'lll is the lower end of a coil or spiral springl il, the lippe" end of thel spring; il boing connected to i bracket 25. The spring' lactsas a balance and resists the weight ot the ice tending to inove 'the indiratoiloai downward. By atljristing the bloei; "i9 in either direction on the arm l2, the countei'balance may be varied so as to permit of the weighing scale being` adjusted to properly weigh. 'the construction ot tlc eijualizing Ytrames l Vis such that the weicht o the ice bears equally on the trames Il() irrespective oli' the exact position ot' the icoon the platform Il and obviously the ire will depress the platl'oi'iii and move down the indicator hai' 2l a distance corresponding to the wein-htl ot the ice so that a glance at the graduated, scale 22 will tell both the ice man and thc pur chasei' the exact amount of `ice which is in the ire chamber. ll`his prevents short weight beingI delivered to ciotomers.

'lhc operation ot the wei ling scale is obviousljy antomatic and thus no time is required either on the part ot the ice inail or the customer in weighing or otherwise ineasiii-ing the icc in order to determine its amount.

Havingfthus described my invention the following is what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent.

mounted on the scale arm, an overhanging bracket,a graduated scale, a counterbalance spring connecting .the block to the over-v hanging bracket, and an indicator bar secured to the block and having an oi'set arm provided with an end traveling in front of the graduated scale. A

2. A refrigerator comprising an ice charnber and a wall having an air space, a weighing scale located within the ice chamber and having a scale arm, a block mounted on t-he scale arm, an overhanging bracket, a'

to the overhanging bracket, and an indicator bar secured to the block and having an oset arm extending into the air Space and provided with an end traveling in front of the graduated scale. l

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles California this 14th day of August'l911.

4 WALTER F. BAILEY. In presence of G. T. HACKLEY,

AIME C. BRESLAU. 

